Master of Philosophy in Russian and East European Studies
Differences from 2014/15 to 2022/23
(See also the general notice at the commencement of these regulations.)
The regulations made by the Russian and East European Studies Management Committee are as follows:
All candidates will be required to follow a course of instruction in Russian and East European Studies for six terms.
First year examinations
ThereCandidates will be threerequired to sit written examinations on two compulsory papers, to be taken in Trinity Full Term at the end of the first year of the course.:
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1. An examination paper on
Twentieth Century Russian, Soviet and East European History. 2.An examination paper onPolitics, Economics and International Relations of the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.3.An examination paper onSociety and Culture in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
The papers shall be set and administered by the examiners appointed to examine the M.Phil. in Russian and East European Studies. The examination will be held in the eighth week of Trinity Full Term.
Candidates who pass these qualifying papers may proceed to the second year of the course and take the final examination at the end of the second year. Candidates who fail one or more of the examination papers may, by permission of theContemporary Russian and East European Studies ManagementPart Committee,1.
2. proceedAn toexamination thepaper secondon yearContemporary of the courseRussian and resitEast theEuropean failedStudies papersPart during the final examination2. All candidates
Candidates will also be required to havesubmit demonstratedone competenceextended essay on History of Russia, the USSR and Eastern Europe in Methodsthe andTwentieth Language as specified in Language Requirement.
Final Examination
(a)a thesisCentury ofat least 255,000 wordsbut not more than 30,000 words on a subject approved by the Management Committee for Russian and East European Studies,toexcluding bibliography. The extended essay should bedelivereduploaded to theExaminationUniversitySchools,approvedHighonlineStreet,assessmentOxford,platform by 12 Noon on Monday in thefourthfirst week ofTrinityHilary Term inwhichthe first year of thefinalcourse.Research
examinationMethodsisfortakenArea Studies: Candidates will submit a 2,500 word maximum take-home paper in qualitative methods to be set on Monday of Week 8 and submitted by 12 noon on Monday of week 9 of Michaelmas Term; and a take-home paper in quantitative analysis to be set on Monday of Week 8 and submitted by 12 noon on Monday of week 9 of Hilary Term.TheEachthesisof the items of written work described above must beaccompanieduploadedby a statement thatto thethesis is the candidate’s own work except where otherwise indicated.(b)two subjects (optional courses) chosen from a list, which isUniversity approvedannuallyonlinebyassessmentthe Russian and East European Studies Management Committee. The selection of subjects have to be approved by the Russian and East European Studies Management Committee in Trinity Term, Year 1. A candidate who fails the Final Examination may enter again, on one subsequent occasion, usually in Trinity Term, provided that this is still within the twelve terms of his or her registration.
The examiners may award a distinction for excellence in the whole examination.
Methods Requirement. Each candidate will be required to participate in training in methodology (quantitative and qualitative) and research skills related to Russian and East European Studies and to have achieved pass marks for the assessed components, as specified in the Notes of Guidance of the year of Matriculation of the Candidatesplatform.
Language Requirement. Before admission to the final examination allAll candidates will be required to pass a Russian language qualifying exam on the region, which is usually in Russian. In special circumstances permission may be granted for sitting an exam in another language. The specific arrangements for the provision and methods of assessment of language training are governed by the Examination Conventions and Notes of Guidance of the year of matriculation of the candidates.
Candidates who pass these qualifying papers and the extended essay may proceed to the second year of the course and take the final examination at the end of the second year. Candidates who fail the research methods course overall will be permitted to re-submit a new submission for the failed piece(s) of work within four weeks of publication of the failed mark, on a date specified by the Chair of Examiners. Candidates who fail the extended essay will be required to re-submit by 12 noon on Monday of week one of Trinity Term of the same year. Candidates who fail one or more of the examination papers may, by permission of the Russian and East European Studies Management Committee, proceed to the second year of the programme and re-sit the failed papers on one subsequent occasion during the final examination.
Final Examination
The final examination shall consist of:
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(a) a thesis of at least 25,000 words but not more than 30,000 words on a subject approved by the Management Committee for Russian and East European Studies, to be uploaded to the University approved online assessment platform by 12 Noon on Monday in the fourth week of Trinity Term in the second year of the programme. The thesis must be accompanied by a statement that it is the candidate’s own work except where otherwise indicated.
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(b) two subjects (optional courses) chosen from a list, which is approved annually by the Russian and East European Studies Management Committee. The selection of subjects has to be approved by the Russian and East European Studies Management Committee in Trinity Term, Year 1.